10 Amendments of Marek BELKA related to 2022/2008(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that the EU industrial strategy must be implemented in a coherent and coordinated way; stresses that freeair, sustainable and value-based trade and open markets which respect international law, as well as working with cooperative partners, will reinforce the EU’s industrial base; urges the Commission to deliver an ambitious trade agenda, in line with the Paris Agreement and the UN Sustainable Development Goals;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that for the EU to be competitive in open markets, every sector must receive sufficient support in developing its respective technological base and in promoting the research and innovation efforts carried out by public and private stakeholders; stresses that the Commission and the Member States should cooperate in the design and implementation of the Industrial Strategy, in order to guarantee increased coherence with the Commercial Policy, by diversifying and exploiting synergies, as well as to make different sectors more competitive at international level; calls on the Commission to draw up annual implementation reports for presentation to the European Parliament;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for further negotiations to secure future-oriented trade agreements and to continue with the reform of the World Trade Organization; points out that trade and access to third markets are crucial in supporting the EU’s economic recovery and resilience, with the aim of strengthening the EU’s autonomy, diversifying its supply chains and guaranteeing its independence from any single producerReiterates its support for a multilateral agenda and urges WTO members to agree at the next MC12 on a work plan of reform to update the World Trade Organization rule book, and restore a level playing field and fair competition for workers and businesses; points out that trade and access to third markets are crucial in supporting the EU’s economic recovery and resilience;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Urges the Commission to pursue an open strategic autonomy to reduce dependence in critical sectors, diversify our value chains and guarantee its independence from single producers;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Calls on the Commission to adopt and enforce a proper toolbox of measures to secure a level playing field for EU’s workers and businesses to compete globally, such as the International Procurement Instrument, due diligence, anti-coercion and foreign subsidies;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7 b. Welcomes the efforts made by the EU-US Trade and Technology Council to coordinate approaches to key global trade, economic and technologies issues, as well as the ambitious agenda set for its second meeting;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7 c. Underlines the importance to carry out an ambitious EU digital agenda with the aim to build strategic international partnerships, and to ensure a leading position for the EU in digital trade and in the area of technology, most importantly by promoting innovation;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 d (new)
Paragraph 7 d (new)
7 d. Highlights the importance to continue WTO negotiations on e- commerce and to reach a comprehensive and ambitious set of rules to facilitate business operations, especially for SMEs, and to strengthen consumers’ trust in the online environment;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 e (new)
Paragraph 7 e (new)
7 e. Welcomes the Commission’s initiative for a European Chips Act that represents a decisive and important step in the EU’s ambitious race for digital sovereignty and strategic autonomy in order to achieve Europe’s independence in the supply of this category of semiconductors;
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 f (new)
Paragraph 7 f (new)
7 f. Highlights that the violence of the Russian invasion in Ukraine and the COVID-19 pandemic raised awareness of the risk of disruption on the supply of raw materials, such energy supply and agriculture commodities; stresses that the surge of energy prices is having a strong impact on the prices of agricultural raw materials and inputs, in particular fertilisers, underlining the need for new resilience schemes in order to ensure reliable supplies of safe, affordable and high-quality food for all EU consumers;